The Roman Catholic bishop of Buffalo, New York, on Sunday rejected calls to resign over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests, saying: the "shepherd does not desert the flock" in difficult times. Bishop Richard Malone said he is appointing a task force of clergy, lay people and "an elected official or two" to review how sexual abuse claims from adults are handled. The diocese released a list in March of 42 priests facing sex abuse allegations. Robert Yetter remain as the pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Swormville after three young men accused him of inappropriate touching. The station reported that the diocese, under Malone, tried to hide information about Yetter and the other accused priest, the Rev.

Source: ABC News August 26, 2018 20:26 UTC